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Viz O Posted 10 years ago
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are these belong to metaphor?

My daughter has a homework assignment on metaphors. are these sentences belong to metaphor?

1.My head thick with sleep.
2.Hatred floods me.
3.I could hear the blood pounding in my ear.
4.My heart in my mouth, I wiped the rain from my eyes and looked again and saw that it was a priest.

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These are more in the category of "imagery," or "personification," not metaphor. " This comparison draws attention to the way time is quick and stealthy. ) Detailed description which incorporates many of the five senses -- sight, sound, smell, taste and touch -- is called imagery.

— AlpheccaStars

  • These are more in the category of "imagery," or "personification," not metaphor.
  • " This comparison draws attention to the way time is quick and stealthy.
  • ) Detailed description which incorporates many of the five senses -- sight, sound, smell, taste and touch -- is called imagery.
  • When a writer uses imagery, he or she creates a "mental picture" for the reader.
  • That means the descriptions are so vivid the reader can almost imagine he or she is there.
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These are more in the category of "imagery," or "personification," not metaphor.

Metaphor:
A metaphor is a figurative language device that represents one thing as if it were another, or compares two things not normally viewed as similar, such as "time is a thief." This comparison draws attention to the way time is quick and stealthy.

Imagery: (head thick with sleep, Hatred
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Thank you very much for your clear and helpful explanation.
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